Lindsay Ferlito, Cornell PRO-DAIRY, and Betsy Hicks, CCE SCNY Dairy and Field Crops Team, chat with Tim Terry, Cornell PRO-DAIRY about barn ventilation. They discuss best management practices and industry recommendations for calf barn ventilation, how to troubleshoot ventilation issues, and things to consider when looking to build new or retrofit an existing barn.

Contact info:

Tim Terry, Farm Strategic Planning Specialist, PRO-DAIRY

585-689-9163; [email protected]

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In this episode Daniela Gonzalez form CNY and Margaret Quaassdorff from NWNY interview Jessica Hula-Fredericks and Gina Marocco, from Insight Dairy in Herkimer NY. Farms are prone to different types of accidents and unexpected things, and at the same time, farms need to keep the business going, thats why we had a conversations about how to persevere through high-stress situations.

Mental Health support for farmers: https://www.nyfarmnet.org/

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Lindsay Ferlito, Cornell PRO-DAIRY, and Kathy Barrett, Cornell PRO-DAIRY, interview Katie Callero, who is the new dairy management specialist with Cornell Cooperative Extension’s SWNY Ag Team. In this episode Katie shares her commitment to supporting farmers and their goals. Katie also describes her research and experiences that fuel her passion for the dairy industry.

Katie Callero contact info: 607-422-6788, [email protected]

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In this episode, Lindsay Ferlito, Dairy Animal Welfare Specialist with Cornell PRO-DAIRY, and Betsy Hicks, Dairy Specialist with the CCE South Central NY Dairy and Field Crops Team, talk with Dr. Miel Hostens, Cornell's Robert and Anne Everett Endowed Associate Professor of Digital Dairy Management and Data Analytics and the Director of the Bovi-Analytics Lab. They discuss the use of artificial intelligence on dairies, including current applications today, the use of AI in the future, and things for the industry to consider.

Bovi-Analytics Lab: http://bovi-analytics.com

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In this episode, Kaitlyn Lutz from CCE NWNY team and Daniela Gonzalez from CCE CNY team, discuss with Dr. Erika Ganda from Penn State University, the importance of microbiome in the dairy cow. Dr. Ganda also explains insights from antimicrobial resistance research and what can NY dairies do to manage it.

Research papers mentioned in this episode:

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0743016724002092

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022030218310646

Click here for more information on Dr. Ganda lab: https://gandalab.org/

In this special release episode, Lindsay Ferlito, Dairy Animal Welfare Specialist with Cornell PRO-DAIRY, and Betsy Hicks, Dairy Specialist with the CCE South Central NY Dairy and Field Crops Team, have an exciting discussion with the Commissioner of the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets, Richard Ball. They discuss hot topics in the dairy industry including immigration, local processing capacity, and HPAI, as well as funding opportunities for NYS farmers.

NYS Department of Agriculture resources and information:

https://agriculture.ny.gov/

https://agriculture.ny.gov/funding-opportunities

https://grantsmanagement.ny.gov/get-prequalified

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Katie Callero, Dairy Management Specialist with CCE SWNY Ag Team and Kathy Barrett, Cornell PRO-DAIRY, interview Kirsten Workman, Nutrient Management & Environmental Sustainability Specialist and Jason Oliver, Dairy Environmental Systems Engineer with the Cornell PRO-DAIRY program about the new regulations for managing mortality. They discuss the best options, benefits, and challenges involved.

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Cornell Waste Mgt. Institute Fact Sheet and posters… https://hdl.handle.net/1813/2149.2

PRO-DAIRY Fact Sheet with the updated burial guidelines: https://hdl.handle.net/1813/113704

Incineration permit info @ NYSDEC: https://dec.ny.gov/environmental-protection/air-quality/controlling-pollution-from-facilities/crematories

In this episode, Betsy Hicks of CCE SCNY Dairy & Field Crops Team and Margaret Quaassdorff of CCE NWNY Dairy, Livestock & Field Crops Team interview Dr. Tom Tylutki of AMTS. All things related to body weights in a dairy context are discussed – including time points to assess body weight and rate of average daily gain for heifers, nutritional context for growth during different time periods, and costs for putting weight on heifers. The importance for body weights in the context of antibiotic usage is talked about, and how mature weights of dairy cows have changed over time. New technologies around monitoring cow size and implications wraps up this episode.

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To access the slides that Dr. Tylutki references, please email Betsy at [email protected].

The scales Dr Tylutki references can be found at: https://primeusascales.com/product/us-ls9326-livestock-alleyway-scale-green-giant/. (Cornell Cooperative Extension is not affiliated with Prime USA Scales.)

Daniela Gonzalez Carranza, CCE Dairy Management Specialist and Kathy Barrett, Cornell PRODAIRY interview Dr. Chris Wolf, Professor of Agricultural Economics, Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management at Cornell University. Dr. Wolf gives an overview of the recent changes to the Federal Milk Marketing Orders. He also discusses the milk market outlook for the Northeast dairy industry.

dairymarkets.org

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Episode 17- H5N1 in Dairy Cattle – An Update with Dr. Elisha Frye, Animal Health Diagnostic Center

In this episode of Cornell Cow Convos, Dr. Kaitlyn Lutz and Dr. Daniela Gonzalez Carranza, regional Dairy Management Specialists with the CCE NWNY and CNY Dairy, Livestock and Field Crops Teams, talk with Dr. Elisha Frye about the current situation with H5N1 in dairy cattle in the United States. Dr. Frye is an Associate Professor of Practice with the Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences at Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine. We discuss where H5N1 is currently spreading, how it is being monitored here in NY, lessons learned and the importance of flu vaccination this season!

Show Notes:

Use of Trivalent Influenza Vaccines for the 2024-2025 U.S. Influenza Season | FDA

USDA Map of Livestock HPAI Cases: https://www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poultry-disease/avian/avian-influenza/hpai-detections/hpai-confirmed-cases-livestock

Webinar: HPAI in Dairy Cattle in Spanish: https://vod.video.cornell.edu/media/H5N1+Spanish+May+17+2024+La+Gripe+Aviar+en+Vacas+Lecheras+(17+de+Mayo,+2024)/1_upk5q6qi

NY DOH Flu Vaccine Initiative flyer https://health.ny.gov/publications/17423.pdf

Spanish : https://health.ny.gov/publications/17424.pdf

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